Raise awareness about Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (ONIHL)

On average, hearing protection devices are only worn for about 38 percent of the time that a worker is exposed to excessive noise. A study from the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences shows that raising awareness among employees and providing proper training can have a positive impact on their wear rate.

Educate your employees so that you can:

Reduce the risk of occupational noise-induced hearing loss and deafness

Auditools: free awareness and training tools

“About Noise” posters explain how the ear works and the impact of noise on the unprotected ear

“Noise Scale” is a great reminder about how loud your specific industry can be, and how exposed your employees are

Other downloadable content reminds your employees how important it is to be protected the entire time they are exposed to noise, during working time as well as in their leisure time

Successfully implement your hearing conservation campaign

You want to reduce noise related risks in your business, but where to begin? What hearing protection should you choose? How to involve your employees and facilitate the implementation of your selected solution?

Start with these three easy steps:

Setup a timeframe for your campaign

Use various communication channels, so your campaign can have a better impact

Repeat your messages frequently

CE Standard - Required Training Program

Employee Training and Education

As an employer, you must implement a hearing conservation program for all employees who need to wear hearing protection.

Training must be provided regularly, at least annually, for each employee in the hearing conservation program

Training must be repeated at any time when equipments or circumstances change

You must ensure that your training includes:

How hearing works

The harmful effects of noise

The purpose, use, care and maintainance of hearing protectors

The role of audiometric testing and an explanation of test procedures

The social handicaps resulting from occupational noise-induced hearing loss